Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2020

Fall Camping at Shabbona

We have been to Shabbona a few times, and have always had a great time!  We really enjoy their pontoon boat rentals and fishing.  The view from our site was great.  Appreciated the little path behind our site that lead to the water.  My kiddos enjoyed hiking throughout and catching frogs.  I was disappointed that the water was already turned off (the lady at the store said she thinks it was due to covid??).  It was also disappointing that the camp store closed on a Saturday, didn't give notice that the last day to buy firewood was on Friday, and then it would be first come, first serve.  Because of the water/campstore closing I did give it 4 stars instead of 5.  My husband said the latrines in Canvasback Cove were "decent".  The main shower house with flushing toilets was clean.  Sites are not very private, but the fall colors made up for it.  We did name the tree our camper was under "baby spider tree".  Oddly, our last day we woke up to TONS of baby spiders all over our campsite dangling from the tree… pretty gross, but we can laugh about it now, lol.  Overall, we will be back next spring since it is a close campground.  May try a campsite in the other circle.

Site116 Canvas Cove
Month of VisitOctober
  • Review photo of Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area by Crystal , October 19, 2020
  • Review photo of Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area by Crystal , October 19, 2020
  • Review photo of Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area by Crystal , October 19, 2020
  • Review photo of Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area by Crystal , October 19, 2020
  • Review photo of Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area by Crystal , October 19, 2020
  • Review photo of Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area by Crystal , October 19, 2020